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Mandatory install size revealed for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. on PS3

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has revealed the mandatory install size required to play the upcoming Playstation 3 title, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver.

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StrongMan5016d ago

My 500 gigger says bring it on!

SilentNegotiator5016d ago

My brain says 'Why does a PSP port need a mandatory install?'

darthv725016d ago

it is quite perplexing.

limewax5016d ago

HD upgrade, Higher rez textures. Yet the bit that perplexes me is the individual areas are pretty small, so yes you would imagine it would not need a mandatory.

Perhaps the install will be to take the load off the bigger boss textures? Not trying to justify it, just thinking up possible reasons

badz1495016d ago

Crapcom...that's what happens!

d3nworth15016d ago

Exactly what I said. The PSP didnt need to install it and all they did was up the resolution.

xAlmostPro5016d ago

It's need so that loading between stages in MH takes seconds most likely.. The psp needs it to cut down the load screens so for ps3.

It's most likely the same although loading will be way faster as it is the install will no doubt make loading a 1-2 second job :)

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xAlmostPro5016d ago

My 640gb laughs at this install :D

nopunctuation5016d ago

I dont see why Killzone games or Uncharted dont need an install but random 3rd party games with less "umph" do. Lazy devs are lazy.

christheredhead5016d ago

i mean were not talking about a game built from the ground up on ps3. its a psp port in hd so cut them some slack. i dont think its just laziness. install or not whats the difference? unless you're running out of hard drive space or something.

PirateThom5016d ago

Just "because".

I wouldn't call Kojima Productions lazy, yet MGS4 has an install and a good reason for having it (the real time texture changes mostly), but the install is handled very poorly.

I also wouldn't call Polyphony Digital lazy either, but GT5 loads like crap unless you install the full 10GB and it still has to install other things on top of that while you play, like selecting cars for the first time.

There's two examples of devs who aren't lazy, but definitely had trouble implimenting installs.

nightmarex1215016d ago

It helps so their no screen tearing like the small install for mvc3 their no screen tearing but 360 has screen tearing.

christheredhead5016d ago

1200 mb install. not to bad. monster hunter rules and i have yet to play this one so its a buy from me. yet the article said its being sold for 4800 yen which is approximatively 62 dollars. i mean have they officially priced this game for the states? if its a full priced 60 dollar game thats kind of a bummer.

christheredhead5016d ago

i just assumed it was hahaha. the article mentioned the price in U.S dollars so it made me think it was. i haven't really been hearing much about this title so im still a little lost.

postofficebuddy5016d ago

Games are always more expensive in Japan, especially with how weak the dollar is currently. FFXIII was something like $90 at launch. This will probably be $30-$40 in the states.

Fishy Fingers5016d ago

1200mb I can stand, but an additional 1600kb, well that's just outragous!

ksense5016d ago

As long as it is not outragEous I am fine

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Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. Becomes A $30 Greatest Hits Game In Japan

Siliconera - Sony will also re-release budget copies of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Zero, Pop’n Music Portable 2, and the two PSP Nanoha games.

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DA_SHREDDER4468d ago

there's no reason why this, dragon quest, and phantasy star aren't on the ps3. Ridiculous, still waiting on my skies hd remake too.

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Capcom: Future of Monster Hunter outside Japan “very bright”

Gematsu: "Capcom held one of their regular “Ask Capcom” live stream events today, during which the company’s Christian Svensson addressed fan concerns over the Monster Hunter franchise’s fate in the west."

GameTavern4758d ago

So it seems more and more likely that Nintendo will be a publishing partner on this going forward?

Stunt4758d ago

Might be what they're waiting for: Nintendo's final call on the whole thing.

GameTavern4758d ago

I have to imagine that publishing in the West was part of the deal Nintendo made to get the game and 4 on the 3DS

That or sacrificing Mario's first born.

ronin4life4758d ago

I think that capcoms deep relationship with Nintendo has more to do with it. (Though I wouldn't rule out such deals and partnerships.)
They have been close partners on quite a few projects over the years.

FarCryLover1824758d ago

"very bright" = DLC out the WAZOO?!?!

ronin4life4758d ago

Mon hun has, as far as I know, only free dlc.

FarCryLover1824758d ago

That's a good thing. But based on Capcom's track record, one would assume otherwise. Hopefully Capcom are on the right path and won't charge much in the States.

Jensen4758d ago

soo does that mean... no more MH on a sony device...?

sloth33954758d ago

maybe it should have real online on the ps3 and not just ad hoc

SamPao4758d ago

thats capcom, always relying on sony, but when sony does not deliver they change to nintendo, THE F!! whats wrong with these guys..

phantomexe4758d ago

I had never played a monster hunter game until i played the one on the Wii and i loved it. This one was money well spent.

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Capcom pessimistic on Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver. (PS3) localization

Capcom’s Christian Svensson has provided another update regarding the possible North American localization of the Playstation 3 game, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver.

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phantomexe4803d ago

The monster hunter game i played on the wii was the first one i'd have ever played and it was a really good game. Friend of mine still plays the crap out of it.

SamPao4803d ago

Capcom wtf... just release Monster Hunter on the Vita! your excuses are getting annoying!

Inception4803d ago

Cashcom doesn't like money? wow, this is the 1st time i heard about that!

PygmelionHunter4803d ago

At this point, I don't care anymore, just give me MH4 and fast.

HarvesterOSarow4803d ago

Played this on the PSP with english translation. Good game, kinda too easy, and a definite step down from Unite. But if it came to the US legit I'd buy it. Also, I would kill for a MH Vita. Me and my shiny new handheld are just waiting to spend hundreds of hours together.

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